Honoring our nurses

In This Issue

There's No One Like a Nurse
In honor of National Nurses Week, Inside View takes a look at the scope of work performed by nurses across the Health System. From lean projects to visiting nurses to providing care and comfort for patients and their families—nurses truly demonstrate the Michigan Difference every single day. Read their stories:

• Tag Team TLC: Lean Nursing
• Let's go DAISY
• Housecaller
• What our Patients are Saying
• Nursing Excellence
• Nursing Blitz
  

Bench to Bedside: Happy Trials
The idea behind the phase 1 trial center is to make it possible for researchers to take this first step in the FDA approval process right here at U-M.

Talking Shop: Standardized Patient Program
How does a physician learn to talk to patients? By starting very early in medical school with standardized patient instructors.

These Booties Were Made for Walkin'
Walk in My Booties demystifies the surgery experience and puts patients and families first.

Taking Care of Our Own: Spring into Fitness
Do you want to de-stress, burn calories or both? Spring signifies the awakening of nature and is a wonderful time for outdoor physical activity.

Inside the Sneak Peek Party
Watch the Michigan Difference commercial sneak peek party video. 

Around UMHS
Mott Hospital, the Women’s Birth Center and our Holden Neonatal Intensive Care Unit maintain a safe and secure environment; Volunteer Services is bringing back the way finder program; Parking & Transportation Services has launched GreenRide—a Web-based, ride-matching system that makes carpooling easy.

Letter From The Editor
Kudos to the more than 10,000 employees who took the 2008 Employee Engagement Survey and provided valuable feedback ...